9 Ways to Mess Up Your Interview

[ramesh]

Sometimes our faces and body language give away more than we’re trying to reveal, especially in a tense or nerve-wracking situation like a first job interview. In some cases, we might not even realize that our brow is furrowed or that we’re repeatedly tapping our toes much to the annoyance of a future employer.

CareerBuilder recently surveyed hundreds of different employers, asking which interview mistakes were their biggest pet peeves. Not surprisingly, most of these things were considered “the little things” – but as we all know,

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[Utech22]

Job seekers, read this, especially before heading into an interview.

[Technocrat]

They should teach this stuff in high school. lol

[Chris]

I think everybody should read it, whether you're seeking a job or currently working. There are helpful pointers that apply to general professionalism in the workplace.

[Skele Drew]

They should teach this stuff in high school. lol

+1! I support this 100%. Not even when I was in NYS did they teach you these kinds of things (although you need to pass their interview in the first place), and I thinked I'd have had a better idea of the expectations, etc of an interview.

[kilaj1]

They should teach this stuff in high school. lol

What they need to teach is proper resume writing skills...bin out of school for a while but I've bin in the position of conducting interviews for several positions from graphic designer to customer care reps, and Ive seen some sad resumes. Form the obviously forged to the WTH or WTF where they thinking pile...